Episode 386: Dr. Laura Buchanan

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD
Podcast. Dr. Laura Buchanan is board certified in Family Medicine
and is on the board of the Society of Metabolic Health
Practitioners. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of
Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South
Florida and was a valedictorian of her class at the University of
Florida College of Medicine. She is on staff at Dr. Tro’s Medical
Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care.


In this episode, Dr. Tro and Dr. Laura talk about…




(00:00) Intro




(03:19) When and how Dr. Laura knew she wanted to go into
some form of medical practice and become a doctor




(07:25) Dr. Laura’s experience working at a small rural
hospital in Peru




(09:15) The story of how Dr. Laura met her husband, Dr. Matt
Calkins




(10:31) Some of the most prominent issues with Western
medical education and standard nutritional information




(14:39) Issues with the medical insurance system in the
United States




(21:50) Dr. Tro’s Employee Wellness Program




(26:15) The initial 6 month data results of Dr. Tro and Dr.
Laura’s employee wellness program study (see links below)




(28:59) The incredible effectiveness of DPC and remote
monitoring and remote patient care




(33:51) The most important findings presented in the Toward
Health paper 




(36:30) The GLP-1 medications’ benefits and downsides for
weight loss and metabolic health




(43:35) The highlight findings of the Toward Health study




(49:52) Outro




For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:




The Toward Health Study:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1548609/full




Dr. Laura Buchanan:




Twitter




The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners




Website




Instagram




Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 




Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/




Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author




Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 




Website: https://www.doctortro.com/




Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/




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